I don't want to generalise here...but Chinese people living in China
-don't wash themselves. Don't get me wrong, they can.
-don't care about the outside world. They only have 1 source of international news, and it's filtered down by Beijing.
-are afraid of foreigners. They stare continuously. No other country that i've visited has had people stare at me like I was on fire. If they're passed the shyness stage, they'll yell an obscenity to try and embarass you.
-don't care about health. They spit, litter and eat anywhere they wish.
-don't care about their appearance. They smell horribly and have the worst breath I've ever been exposed to.
-don't care about being somewhere on time. My students regularly arrive 40 minutes late. Classes are 1-hour long.
-care only about their social status in the community, what people will think of them if they send their child to 'this school' and what people'll think wether they buy 'this car' or not. They NEED acceptance or else they are nothing.
-do not respect women, as many housewives are beaten on a regular basis.
-always take advantage of foreigners, wether by charging you twice the amount for a cab ride (they assume you owe them more because you 'have' more; or they screw you with souvenirs, or a plethora of other things. They'll find something.
-regularly gossip behind other people's backs, regardless of who it is or what the consequences could be.
-will complain if something doesn't go their way; they are the authority on everything.
-have more pride than any other citizen from any country in the world; they shouldn't, in the end, because what's there to be proud of? Being a member of a 3rd world country that's over-populated and polluted?
-don't care about politics, therefore don't care about their children's future. If you start talking against the government's policies you are branded a member of an uprising group and sent to prison.
That's all I can think of now. I've spent almost 2 years of my short life living here and I see these things everyday. I love this country for a lot of reasons...but let's just say there's room for 'improvement'.
Myles.
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